On Nov 4, 8:25 pm, PeterL wrote:
> On Nov 4, 4:50 pm, Slide wrote:
>
> > I booked a room through expedia.com, and afterwards checked the hotels
> > web site to get the phone number, and I discovered that the advertised
> > room rate was $102.00/night. Expedia charged my 132.00/night. I
> > called Expedia and was informed that they would not provide the room
> > at the actual rate.
>
> > Avoid this company. They also have a cancellation policy for a motel
> > room, 1 day in advance, that forfeits one nights stay.
>
> > Altogether a surprisingly disreputable outfit.
>
> You didn't read the fine print? Not only are you dumb, you tell
> everyone of this ng that you are dumb. There is not such thing as the
> "actual rate". The actual rate is the one you booked. On any given
> hotel night, there are probably many different rates paid by different
> guests, just like on any airline flight there are many many different
> prices paid by the passengers.
>
> Next time use Expedia or any other web travel service to narrow down
> your search, then check hotel web sites for comparison. Always
> compare prices before booking.
Dumb? Wait a minute. Naive maybe. Here's what the Expedia website
says ...
"It's simple! Expedia guarantees you're getting the best price."
I'm naive. They're crooks.
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